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Menthol Monday

Today is the first Menthol Monday for my Merkur Futur. It was a late shave today, after the NY Rangers game, and it was well worth the wait.

The hard part was making the menthol selections. Here is what I came up with:

TSD ISZ Preshave
Palmolive Italian Shave Soap
Vulfix Grosvenor Mixed Brush
Merkur Futur set on 2
Gillette Black Ninja (4)
Humphreys Witch Hazel
TSD ISZ Milk
eBarbershop Classic Menthol AS

Another great shave from the Futur of Shaving

love that stuff

Monday Morning
Dovo Astrale 5/8"
Speick + MBomb
Simpsons Chubby CH1
Cold Water Rinse + RazoRock Alum
Brut

Bevel on this bad boy seems a little uneven, so I may end up taking it to the coticule tomorrow for a little while and seeing how things go with it.

No doubt .. our other bathroom has untolds amount of stuff!!

shower
Merkur 39C
Bolzano Blade
Simpson CH3 Best Badger
SWK XL Scuttle
MDC Wooden Bowl
Osma Alum
PEREJA Lemon
MDC cobra oil

Prep Simple face wash gel
Razor Iron Duke Soligen 6/8
Brush Le Tuft Chubby 1.5 in Lignum Vitae
Vulfix Persian Musk shaving cream
Alum + Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Baux Balm
Botanics Moisturiser SPF 15
L'Occitane Baux EDT​

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Two pass shave with minor touch up, smooth and enjoyable shave.​

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Vintage Tuesday Shave:
Folgers coffee black
Hot towel
Every Man Jack SC as pre-shave
Hot towel again
Vintage Williams Mug SS
Burma-Shave bristle brush
Gem 1912 SE w/ Personna Gem blade 1st shave
Hot water / Cold water rinse
Dickinson's Witch hazel
Old Spice Classic AS
Clubman talc

Tuesday:

#6 Horsehair Brush
Super Speed/Rapira day 4
Solo Menthol SC
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
444 AS Balsam/Diana Sport Menthol Balsam
Obsession for Men EDT

My first shave with this new horsehair brush and although it will need a little breaking in, it still gave me no trouble to create rich, dense lather with the Solo Menthol cream. The 444/Diana Sport combination is a formidable face-freezer!

Fatip
Rapira Swedish SS
M&F Lee7
The Mud Place Scuttle
Tabula Rasa Dark Lavender
Nivea Energy A/S w/ M Bomb

May 7th
Music: The Black Keys
Wash: Nivea Face Wash
Prep: 5Savages Shave Oil
Razor: Merkur 38M
Brush: Semogue 1305
Blade: Personna Super "Lab" (4)
Soap/Cream: Fume SS - Lavender
Post: 5Savages AS (witch hazel, rum, Tabac cologne)
AS: The Body Shop - Arber ASB
BBS-

I'm taking a short detour from the 30 Days tour to test out the Fume I received yesterday. I'm going to wait until I get a few shaves under my belt to review it, but initial impressions are that it performs well though I didn't have the water ratio figured out last night. Scent was a pleasant, mild lavender. Soap consistency was similar to a cold stick of butter. I used a dry brush to load and I think I may need to try a wetter brush.

Last day for the Lab. I got a great shave but there was a bit more irritation than the day before.

Ever-Ready
MdC
Homemade brush
Old Spice
cold water shave

First time out with this razor. I didn't know what to expect but had a great shave. Wow, I'm impressed.

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Tuesday
Brush: Vie-Long Horse
Soap/Creme: Arko
Razor: Gem 1912
Blade: Gillette Yellow in custom holder
Pre: Poraso Pre.
Post: Witch Hazel
Hair Groom: Vitalis
Result: DFS

Tuesday, May 8

EJ DE86
Voskhod (d2)
Preshave Oil Blend (1st and last pass)
Renaissance Man Black Amber S/S
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor
Old Spice A/S
Result: BBS on 3+ passes

Tuesday Morning Shaving Ritual, May 8, 2012

Razor: 69 Slimline Gillette Adjustable (set on 4)
Blade: Vintage Gillette Platinum Plus
Brush: Whipped Dog Straight Silvertip Badger
Cream: Mike’s Natural Veggie Soap, Sample
A/S: Alum Bar & Cold Water Rinse
A/S: Every Man Jack Face Lotion

I got a DFS and no nicks. No nick shaves are happening more frequently, I think I’m getting past the learning curve. Woohoo!

Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Schick
Soap: MWF
Brush: Semogue 1305
Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue

Interesting background Johnny! Though I think I prefer my shaves slow and my work fast!

Soak Brush Savile Row 3824/warm up Schwarzweisskeramik XL Scuttle
Hot Shower
Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
New Proraso Green Tea and Oat PrePost cream
New Proraso Sandalwood and shea butter shave cream (Red Tube)
Fatip Piccolo/Astra Sp (1)
Cold Water Rinse
Monster Block Alum (clean hardware and software,police area)
Cold Water Rinse
Thayer's rose pedal wh with a shot of Robert's rosewater/Old Proraso splash followed 20 minutes later with old Proraso aftershave balm

This was my first shave with a Fatip Piccolo I also have a grande.What I find kinda of funny is the Piccolo model is heavier than the grande.I usually like a heavier razor for headshaves so I went with the Piccolo.What a great lil shaver I did a 2 pass face and 1 pass head and got BBS all around with no burn or iritation.Tomorrow I'll shave with the grande and see if I get the same results.

Tuesday:

Atra
Omega Pro
Derby Lemon
Aqua Velva
Afta Original
Clubman Bay Rum

Tuesday morning, May 8, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade,
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap w/ hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

A fresh Schick blade this morning!